What does shaitan mean?
Shaitan means (Islam) a demon/devil; or evil jinn..
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/ˈʃeɪtan/ · noun
(Islam) a demon/devil; or evil jinn..
'... hence, we are always malā'ika (angels), forgetting that ashayṭān was once a malāk (angel).
'... 'A man and a jinni became friends. One day, the man asked the jinni, 'How come you look like a real human being?' [The jinni answered,]'We... shayāṭīn 'devils/demons' appear to people in whatever form we want, and we disappear whenever we want.'.
Dust columns are called shaitans or devils by the Beloochees, who have a superstitious feeling with regard to them.
The dust borne in these shaitans of wind is often carried for vast distances […]
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Shaitan means (Islam) a demon/devil; or evil jinn..
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'... hence, we are always malā'ika (angels), forgetting that ashayṭān was once a malāk (angel).
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